Isaiah 45:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I have not spokenדִּבַּ֗רְתִּי
(dib·bar·ti)
1696: to speaka prim. root
in secret,בַסֵּ֣תֶר
(vas·se·ter)
5643a: a covering, hiding place, secrecyfrom sathar
In someבִּמְקֹום֙
(bim·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
darkחֹ֔שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech,)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
land;אֶ֣רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
I did not sayאָמַ֛רְתִּי
(a·mar·ti)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to the offspringלְזֶ֥רַע
(le·ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of Jacob,יַעֲקֹ֖ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
Seekבַקְּשׁ֑וּנִי
(vak·ke·shu·ni;)
1245: to seeka prim. root
Me in a waste place;תֹּ֣הוּ
(to·hu)
8414: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptinessfrom an unused word
I, the LORD,יְהוָה֙
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
speakדֹּבֵ֣ר
(do·ver)
1696: to speaka prim. root
righteousness,צֶ֔דֶק
(tze·dek,)
6664: rightness, righteousnessfrom an unused word
Declaringמַגִּ֖יד
(mag·gid)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
things that are upright.מֵישָׁרִֽים׃
(mei·sha·rim.)
4339: evenness, uprightness, equityfrom yashar


















KJV Lexicon
I have not spoken
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
in secret
cether  (say'-ther)
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense) -- backbiting, covering, covert, disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
in a dark
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
I said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
not unto the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
Seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
ye me in vain
tohuw  (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
I the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
righteousness
tsedeq  (tseh'-dek)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- even, (that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
I declare
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
things that are right
meyshar  (may-shawr')
evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, 'Seek Me in a waste place'; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, Declaring things that are upright.

King James Bible
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have not spoken in secret, somewhere in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob: Seek Me in a wasteland. I, Yahweh, speak truthfully; I say what is right."

International Standard Version
I didn't speak in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I didn't say to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in chaos.' I, the LORD, speak truth, declaring what is right.

NET Bible
I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain!' I am the LORD, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I haven't spoken privately or in some dark corner of the world. I didn't say to Jacob's descendants, "Search for me in vain!" I, the LORD, speak what is fair and say what is right.

King James 2000 Bible
I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the descendants of Jacob, Seek me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
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